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Improve and optimize existing Claude Skills to provide expert-level output

Users who have created basic Claude Skills and want to make them significantly better

Ongoing iterative process over weeks/months

What Success Looks Like

Skills that work like expert employees who know you and your business, providing nuanced, contextual output without needing detailed instructions each time

Steps to Execute

1

Use the skill on real business scenarios and evaluate output quality

2

Identify gaps where the skill fails or provides mediocre results

3

Research domain expertise deeper to understand expert thinking patterns

4

Rewrite skill to embody expert principles rather than follow steps

5

Test improved version against quality criteria

6

Get feedback from actual use cases

7

Continuously refine based on performance

8

Focus on making output sound like practitioners, not documentation

Checklist

Regular testing with real business scenarios
Clear quality criteria for skill evaluation
Understanding of expert thinking in the domain
Feedback loop from actual usage
Focus on output quality over procedural completeness

Inputs Needed

  • Existing functional skill
  • Real business scenarios for testing
  • Domain expertise or research resources
  • Quality evaluation criteria
  • Time for iterative improvement

Outputs

  • Expert-level skill performance
  • Consistent high-quality output
  • Reduced need for manual corrections
  • Skills that anticipate needs and context

Example

After creating a basic copywriting review skill, you notice it gives generic feedback. You research conversion psychology, A/B testing principles, and user behavior patterns, then rewrite the skill to think like a conversion expert who understands the psychological triggers behind effective copy, resulting in much more sophisticated and actionable recommendations.

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